Summary
This host is running Xerver HTTP Server and is prone to the Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Insight
The flaw is due to improper sanitization of user supplied input passed via 'currentPath' parameter (when 'action' is set to 'chooseDirectory') to the administrative interface.
Affected
Xerver version 4.32 and prior on all platforms.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-3561 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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